More Arts and Economic Recovery
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- Yes, We Can! Victory for the Arts in the Economic Recovery Bill [ARTSblog]
- Stimulus Bill Compromise Will Help Save Thousands of Arts Workers Jobs [ARTSblog]
- Why stimulus spending should go to public art [The Atlantic]
- Composer John Adams about Obama and the Arts [Newsweek]
- Other music news to peruse while downing all your Valentine’s Day chocolate:
- While Northwestern has been putting some videos of their arts performance on YouTube in recent months, they have recently announce that they will begin to create content for iTunes U [Northwestern University]
- The king of elevator music is in trouble. Muzak files Chapter 11 [CNN]
- And just becauase I thought it was so amazing…Radiohead and the USC marching band performing 15 Step at the Grammys last weekend [Google Video]
Posted: February 15, 2009 | PermaLink
2009 IGSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest
Congratulations to the 77 members of the McCracken Middle School Bands who participated in today’s Illinois Grade School Music Association Solo and Ensemble contest. With 66 Division I’s and 11 Division II’s, the improvement over last weekends recital was very impressive (and needed!).
While I don’t have the choir results with me, I do know they were very successful as well!
Students will receive their comment sheets and medals at their next rehearsal. Again…Congratulations!
Posted: February 14, 2009 | PermaLink
Stimulus and the Arts
It’ll be very interesting to see what role the arts play in the final economic stimulus plan:
- Stimulus and the Arts News
- Other music/arts stuff
- Seeing color in sounds has genetic link [CNN]
- Profile: McCormick dean encourages art in engineering school [Daily Northwestern]
Posted: February 10, 2009 | PermaLink
IGSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest
Best of luck to the nearly 100 vocal and instrumental solos and ensembles that will be participating in this weekend’s IGMSA Solo and Ensemble Contest at Fairview School! Event schedules can be received from Mr. De Stefano or Ms. Cohen.
Band students are reminded that their final rehearsal with their accompanist will take place this Friday, February 13 (same time as last week).
Posted: February 10, 2009 | PermaLink